Checkered past

When given the challenge of black and white for a wedding.  One could start researching roses.  One could research stocks.  One could look at black stones.  I'll never research black stones.  That's just the way it is.  Sorry.

 

Then there's the way my mind works.  Black and white you say?  No problem.  According to science, white is the colour the eyes of a human sees when it looks at light which contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum. (Reference, Wikipedia).  Thank you Wikipedia.

 

So, my black and white was inspired by the works of clever old Isaac Newton.

 

Here it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Rangers

That's what my pal Alice calls them.  High Rangers.

 

I'm happy to go with that.

 

Here are High Rangers alongside roses, ornamental cabbages (because I can, and they are fabulous), waxflower and a number of other bits and bobs.

 

All at The Monastery.

 

High 'Ranger; five.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flowers and the empty flour bag

There was a mixer.  And empty flour bags.

 

There was a day some time in September.

 

In attendance were people who may have considered that I had lost the plot.  I proved them wrong, naturally.  It is entirely possible to create designs from things that would otherwise wind up in the recycling.

 

There were many flowers.  One I can't remember the name of.  It happens to us all. 

 

Here's what happened when we did a Floral Demonstration for the Florally Curious at the pop up cafe run by And The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because it's never too early to have flowers in your life........

.......or have too many ways to occupy children during the half-term holidays.

Blooms.  It's never too early.  According to my family, I walked, then there were flowers.  Almost before food.  Clearly hadn't discovered chocolate at that point, or there may have been a different order to things.

So, because no child is going to want to get involved in the latest garden inspired floral fashions, we've focussed on it being more about what they want.

There's cake.  There's spiders.  There's face painting.  There's colouring (although it doesn't say that on the picture, that's a surprise).  There's stories.  There's a cuppa for Mum, Dad or other responsible adult.

Here is it.  Flowereen.  A morning of spooky floral fun at And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon.

Boo!

Coming soon to a tea room near you.....

Floral Demonstrations for the Florally Curious Flower Lover.

Sound exciting?

Oh yes.  Oh yes.  It most certainly is.

For the serious flower lover.  Well, not too serious.  We don't do serious all too well.

A West Didsbury first.  We think. I can't confirm this to the standards required for the Guinness Book of Records, but I've not heard of anyone else in the area putting flowers in a cake mixer before now.  But you never know.

This is a floral demonstration with fun at the core.

See what curious props we will use when we demonstrate floral fun and creativity using the best of the seasons blooms.

10.15 until 11.15am on Friday 6th or Friday 20th of September at the Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park, Manchester which is run by masters of the cake whisk, And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon. £4 per person.  The price does not include refreshments, but the Cafe is open from 10am should you wish to purchase a cuppa and a cake to consume whilst the demonstration takes place.

Bookings must be made in person at the Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park or at And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon on Burton Road, West Didsbury.

For a full schedule of events at And The Dish Ran Away with The Spoon 'In the Park', click yourself right here.

Fairy talk and miniature gardens

'Classes for the Florally Curious Kids' in Didsbury Park, Manchester on Friday 30 August 2012. Floral Fairy Gardens.

Join us for talk of woodland fairies. We love talk of woodland fairies. This charming class is £5 per child which includes talk of woodland fairies, a song or two and all the things your child needs (except scissors, they're a bit sharp) to create a pretty, miniature floral fairy (or Elf if you prefer) garden to take home.

All children to be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to be on hand to at all times, just in case fairy dust is required.

10am until 11.15am. The Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park, Manchester run by And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon.

Bookings to be made in person at the Didsbury Park Pop Up Cafe or at And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon on Burton Road in West Didsbury.

We (and possibly a fairy or two) will see you there! xx

 

 

Law and Order

 

He's a bobby. She is the most organised person in the whole of South Manchester.  Law and Order.  Clever.

 

Order had met me in The Met.  I'd just had a baby.  I was holding it together.  Just.  She was kind.  She was patient.  We talked blooms.  We worked out the best way forward for a DIY and 'but I'm not confident with that bit' combo.

 

There was a class.  There was cake.  They brought Veuve.  They also brought copper beech.  And a six foot branch.  And many, many, many, many jam jars.  They had a lesson, we created tablecentres.  In the studio I created the bouquets. We wrapped birch bark round the bouquet.  I have wrapped birch bark round many things over the years. Oh my.

 

The sun was a shining.  The venue had a herb garden.  (The herb garden bit was probably more exciting to me than most.)  There was a hound.  The hound did not attend the wedding.  It belonged to the owners Daughter-In-Law.  This has nothing to do with the flowers, but it is great scene setting stuff.  I think the hound was a Spaniel.  I'm not good on hound breeds. 

 

They got married. There was a Pettibone dress. There were blue Nigella in the mix. It was always going to be a good'un. 

 

Here it is.  Law and Order.